Microsoft will finally unveil its first tablet ever - Surface. According to the Microsoft website, customers can start placing pre-orders for the tablet on surface.com, before the company finally launches it to the world on Oct 26.
We're pretty darn excited about the price, the value," "When you think about everything you are getting, this is a terrific deal," said Windows' Steven Sinofsky told reporters, according to All Things D.
The tablet will be priced at $499 for the 32 GB and $ 699 for the $64 GB. The tablet will be available in stores the same day as Windows 8 i.e. on Oct 26. The keyboard will sell for $100. The Surface has 10.6-inch screen.
Regardless of where a customer's proclivity is in terms of company loyalty, one thing is certain that this holiday season definitely belongs to the tablets. Tablets are in! Who doesn't want a tablet, market analyst predicts that it will be one of top items on people's gift-list.
Apple is rumored to launch its much talked about iPad Mini on October 23, according to various sources. Amazon has the second generation of its Kindle Fire out and Google might bring down prices on its Nexus tablet.
All the tablets are selling at competitive prices, with Amazon's Fire being the least expensive and Apple's iPad Mini possibly the most expensive. Price. The iPad Mini is said to range between $249 and $299 at a basic capacity of 16GB. It is still unclear whether the model will be available in higher GB. Amazon's Kindle Fire is priced at 16GB - $199 and Nexus 7 16GB is selling for $249.
Ewan Spencer of Forbes.com said, "From the evidence today, I'd expect to see a 16GB iPad Mini with Wi-Fi connectivity to launch at $299, with a 32GB model at $399, and a 64GB model at $499." So its inexpensive price tag is likely to make it a hot-item on the gift list.
We know a lot about the Kindle Fire HD 2 and Nexus 7 since they are already on market. The team of Microsoft has been promoting and highlighting features of its upcoming tablet this past week. As to Apple's iPad mini So far what we know is that it will have Wi-Fi, a new array of applications, better Facebook and other social media integration. According to a Forbes article the basic storage capacity of the iPad Mini will likely be 16 GB. The tablet will also have a lightning' 8-pin dock connector and Apple's popular Siri. There is a general consensus that the iPad Mini will have Apple's new operating system, iO6. There is also talk about Apple's very own music service, something analogous to Pandora Radio.
The important thing is all the tablets will be out before the real holiday shopping starts, but customers will surely have an array of brands and features to chose from.
